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Black individuals may be more vulnerable to atherosclerosis early in life than young Hispanic adults

A unique Mount Sinai study focused on a multi-ethnic, underserved community in New York City shows that young Black adults are twice as likely to have atherosclerosis as similarly situated young Hispanic adults.

11 Jul 2022

How the COVID-19 pandemic affected mental health and wellbeing, key determinants of health, and health inequities

A new study investigated the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health, the important health determinants, and disparities resulting from such effects.

11 Jul 2022

Adding salt to foods at the table increases risk of premature death

People who add extra salt to their food at the table are at higher risk of dying prematurely from any cause, according to a study of more than 500,000 people, published in the European Heart Journal today (Monday).

9 Jul 2022

Higher levels of physical activity associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular events in adults with CKD

In this long-term study of 3,926 adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) recently published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases (AJKD), researchers found that individuals with higher levels of physical activity were less likely to experience an atherosclerotic event (e.g. heart attack, stroke, or peripheral arterial disease), new-onset heart failure, and death as compared to those with lower levels of physical activity.

7 Jul 2022

Yearly BMI changes of children found to be higher during the COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers assessed the body-mass index (BMI) variations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

5 Jul 2022

Study: Nearly 80% of people in the U.S. have low to moderate cardiovascular health

About 80% of people in the U.S. have low to moderate cardiovascular health based on the American Heart Association's new Life's Essential 8™ checklist according to a new study published today in Circulation, the Association's flagship, peer-reviewed journal. Life's Essential 8™, also published today in Circulation, details the Association's updated guidance to measure cardiovascular health, adding healthy sleep as essential for ideal heart and brain health.

29 Jun 2022

Sleep turns out to be a significant factor for maintaining cardiovascular health

Sleep duration is now considered an essential component for ideal heart and brain health. Life's Essential 8™ cardiovascular health score replaces Life's Simple 7™, according to a new Presidential Advisory, Life's Essential 8 - Updating and Enhancing the American Heart Association's Construct on Cardiovascular Health, published today in Circulation, the Association's flagship, peer-reviewed journal.

29 Jun 2022

Recent advances in wearable electronic devices developed using electrospinning

Wearable technology has exploded in recent years. Spurred by advances in flexible sensors, transistors, energy storage, and harvesting devices, wearables encompass miniaturized electronic devices worn directly on the human skin for sensing a range of biophysical and biochemical signals or, as with smart watches, for providing convenient human-machine interfaces.

28 Jun 2022

Increasing municipal resources does not automatically increase residents’ physical activity

A follow-up study carried out at the University of Eastern Finland shows that the resources used by municipalities for physical activity do not automatically increase physical activity.

28 Jun 2022

Structural racism and inequities linked to higher COVID-19 death rates in Louisiana

Disproportionately high COVID-19 mortality rates among Black populations in Louisiana parishes are the result of longstanding health vulnerabilities associated with institutional and societal discrimination, according to research conducted by an interdisciplinary team under the mentorship of University of Maryland (UMD) Clark Distinguished Chair Deb Niemeier and UMD Associate Professor of Kinesiology Jennifer D. Roberts in the School of Public Health.

27 Jun 2022

Simple scan can reveal if people are at increased risk of late-life dementia

Late-life dementia is becoming increasingly common in people after 80 years of age.

27 Jun 2022

Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging launches an online program to prevent dementia

Canada's largest dementia research initiative, the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA), has launched an innovative online program that offers older adults the opportunity to increase their knowledge of dementia, improve lifestyle risk factors and engage with researchers.

27 Jun 2022

Seniors with prediabetes should eat better, get moving, but not fret too much about diabetes

Almost half of older adults — more than 26 million people 65 and older — have prediabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. How concerned should they be?

24 Jun 2022

New report estimates cancer prevalence in the U.S. and provides survivorship statistics

A new report led by researchers at the American Cancer Society in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute shows more than 18 million Americans (8.3 million males and 9.7 million females) with a history of cancer were living in the United States as of January 1, 2022, with a little over 12 million (67%) aged 65 years or older.

23 Jun 2022

Henry Ford Health participated in a completely virtual heart failure study during the pandemic

Henry Ford Health was part of a multi-institutional heart failure study that was launched and executed completely virtual during the COVID-19 pandemic. The novel study design could serve as a model for future research.

23 Jun 2022

Acupuncture may help people suffering from chronic tension-type headaches

Acupuncture may reduce headaches for people who have chronic tension-type headaches, according to a study published in the June 22, 2022, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

22 Jun 2022

Study finds racial and ethnic disparities in cardiac rehabilitation participation regardless of income

Participation in cardiac rehabilitation is low among Asian, Black and Hispanic adults compared to white adults, with significant disparities by race/ethnicity regardless of income, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

22 Jun 2022

Physical Activity News and Research

Black individuals may be more vulnerable to atherosclerosis early in life than young Hispanic adults

How the COVID-19 pandemic affected mental health and wellbeing, key determinants of health, and health inequities

Adding salt to foods at the table increases risk of premature death

Higher levels of physical activity associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular events in adults with CKD

Yearly BMI changes of children found to be higher during the COVID-19 pandemic

Study: Nearly 80% of people in the U.S. have low to moderate cardiovascular health

Sleep turns out to be a significant factor for maintaining cardiovascular health

Recent advances in wearable electronic devices developed using electrospinning

Increasing municipal resources does not automatically increase residents’ physical activity

Structural racism and inequities linked to higher COVID-19 death rates in Louisiana

Simple scan can reveal if people are at increased risk of late-life dementia

Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging launches an online program to prevent dementia

Seniors with prediabetes should eat better, get moving, but not fret too much about diabetes

New report estimates cancer prevalence in the U.S. and provides survivorship statistics

Henry Ford Health participated in a completely virtual heart failure study during the pandemic

Acupuncture may help people suffering from chronic tension-type headaches

Study finds racial and ethnic disparities in cardiac rehabilitation participation regardless of income

MRI-based machine learning approach can accurately predict Alzheimer’s disease

Psychosocial stress and anxiety reduce after virtual training, study shows

How does gut microbiota impact mental health in 18–25s?

Event guide: 4th Extra-Hepatic Lipid-Based Nanoparticles Delivery Summit eBook

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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